What is the first thing you can do to reduce your monthly AWS spend?

If you are using EC2 instances, the first thing you can try is AWS Cost Explorer rightzising recommendations to help you identify opportunities to downsize or terminate instances that are being underutilized to reduce costs.

Below is a recommendation example I got to modify an instance:

To enable rightsizing recommendations

  1. Open the AWS Cost Management at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/home

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Preferences.

  3. In the Recommendations section, choose Receive Amazon EC2 resource recommendations.

  4. Choose Save preferences.

To access rightsizing recommendations

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Cost Management console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/home

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Rightsizing recommendations.

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